Karen Eubank

Design Trends: What’s Hot, What’s Not for 2020

By Karen Eubank / January 3, 2020 /

Dallas is a cutting-edge town. Our architects and interior designers are immensely talented innovators and award-winners. I asked a few of our local experts, what design trends can we look forward to seeing in 2020, and what will we be kicking to the curb.

All I Want For Christmas is This English Georgian Manor House

By Karen Eubank / December 23, 2019 /

We’re departing 2019 in style, with a drop-dead gorgeous, ivy-covered English Georgian manor house in Old Westover Hills, Fort Worth. When I saw this mansion pop up on Realtor.com I thought I’d found my next historic preservation post. Then I saw the next photo and the next. I had one of those “Well, shut my…

This M Streets Storybook Tudor Feels Like One Big Hug

By Karen Eubank / December 17, 2019 /

This M Streets storybook home is a case in point about why preservation matters. You cannot build in character or charm. You just can’t. Christie and Tom Warrick know that. They were living in Rockwall and decided it was time for a change. “I had driven through the neighborhood once and told Tom, ‘Someday I’m…

Sky-High Living in an Incredibly Chic Vendome Penthouse

By Karen Eubank / December 16, 2019 /

I once had a long relationship with a Vendome penthouse. Before you jump to conclusions, it’s not what you think! I was hired to stage a Vendome penthouse after it was purchased by a client several years ago. Yes, after purchase. Generally, you stage before you sell a home, but my client was trying to…

A Cherished Stately Tudor in Hollywood Heights

By Karen Eubank / December 10, 2019 /

On a leafy corner lot in Hollywood Heights stands one of the most venerable and stately Tudor homes in the neighborhood. I’ve walked or driven by it weekly for years and I always stop and marvel at the craftsmanship. It’s a perfect example of why we should all cherish historic homes. The magnificent two-story, 2,420-square-foot…